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"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing"________________________________________________
-+Getting to the Basics+-|Character Name|: NagatoNagato does not have a last name, and doesnt have a middle name either. Though his real name is
Nagato, he tends to be called Pain, his alias, by everyone around him, including Konan who he has known for thousands of years. His name, when translated from kanji, is 長, which can mean "Leader", and relates to his leader-like personality.
|Aliases|: Sage of 6 Paths; Pain; Pein
He tends to go by his alias, Pain, instead of his real name,
Nagato. This has to do with the fact that he wishes everyone to know the pain he has felt, and that not fearing and feeling pain goes against the laws of nature. He is also known as the "Sage of 6 Paths", which has to do partially with his Ressureccion. It also has to do with human life, though all of that is explained in his history.
|Character True Age|: 10,000+ (actual age unknown)
He is older than 10,000 years old, and thats not even including his time as a Hollow. He has experienced countless battles in his time, and his age alone can be enough to make other Arrancar quiver in fear. He is older than even the original Espada, and is at least 5 times older than the Gotei 13.
|Character Appearance Age|: 25
His physical appearance hides his true age of over 10,000 years old. The fact that he only looks less than 30 is a true testament to his Arrancar body. He appears to be a relatively young man, at just 25 years old in appearance. His fair skin, and vibrant hair shows just how young he looks.
|Character Gender|: Male
Nagato is a male, and is clearly of that gender. His facial features, body, and size all prove this point. Though, he does have relatively long hair.
|Orientation|: Phoenix King (leader) of the Rinyūaru
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|The Mind of the Sage|:|Loyalty| Above all else,
Nagato requires and respects loyalty to not only himself, but the entire organization known as the Rinyūaru. You are either with them, or against them in his eyes, and wont tolerate an inbetween. If someone were to leave the Rinyūaru, leave him, or even change their ideals from the gaol of the Rinyūaru, he would more likely than not kill you. Because of this, he sort of seems like a dictator, when in reality, he just requires the loyalty of those around him.
|Power Driven| Another main character trait of
Nagato is the fact that he is driven by power. If he can obtain more power, he will, simply because he believes it will help elevate him to a level where he can achieve his goal. He constantly tries to get stronger, searching out weapons and even people he can use to become not only stronger, but make the Rinyūaru stronger as a whole as well.
|Goal| He will never change his goal. He will never go against his goal. he will never make a decision that might push him farther from his goal. This much is a fact. What is this goal, you ask? Well, to put it plainly, the rebirth of everything. He wants to destroy everything, including every single organization, and then rebuild from the ground up, making a (or at least what he believes to be) better world from the ashes of the old one. This is linked to the legendary Phoenix, which when it dies, it is reborn from its ashes, coming out new and fresh. He wants a fresh start to stop all war and battle and destruction, so all can live in peace in a world he deems fit.
|Pain| If you ever meet
Nagato, and have a discussion with him, then you will probably understand what this is. Due to the pain he suffered as a human, he believes that no being can truly live without suffering similar pain. He believes those that fight but have never
Truly experienced pain are foolish and will only end up hurting themselves and this world, and must be eradicated. He tends to go on rants about teaching pain to others, so that they can begin to understand one another, though he still believes it is impossible for people to truly understand each other, and will only fail in their attempts to do so.
|Natural Leader| Nagato possesses a high level of charisma, and is a natural born leader. This may originate from the fact that his father was a tribal leader and he was next in line for the position of tribal leader in his group of wandering nomads when he was a human, but it may come from something else instead. He can incite revolutions just by speaking, and gain followers just by being near people. This is the main reason he was chosen to become the figure head of the Rinyūaru, as the real leader believed he would be able to get any other people to join the organization, which so far, he has been successful in such endeavors. His name also means Leader when directly translated to English from Japanese Kanji.
|Peace-Wanting| Throughout everything, it all leads back to one thing: Universal Peace. His wish for others to understand each other by experiencing the same pain others have felt has to do with peace, as he thinks if everyone truly understands each other, there would be no conflict whatsoever. His goal leads to peace as well, as he thinks by destroying every single thing, then building up from its ashes, then he would be able to stop conflict and war before it even starts, thus making universal peace between every species. His entire life has been geared towards the achievement of peace, from his death, to his desires, to his role as Phoenix King (even if he isnt the real one), as he leads an organization that is geared towards the same thing he wishes: rebirth from the ashes, and peace born from the pain and deaths of others. Though some might say this isnt peace, but just destruction and arrogance, but he doesnt care. He knows he wants peace, and thats all that matters to him.
|The Sages Appearance||Appearance|:- Spoiler:
|Eyes|: One of, if not THE, most notable features of
Nagato are his eyes. The pupils are small black dots in the middle of his eyes, and rarely ever get larger like normal pupils do. They are in the dead center of the rings.
Nagato's eyes are characterised by a ripple-like pattern over the eyeballs, with a light purple iris and sclera. These same eyes are possessed by all of his forms, every Path in his Ressureccion has them, and he even retains them in his Segunda form.
|Hair|: Nagato's hair is a (relatively) bright red, though it sometimes appears dull in certain light. His hair is quite long, coming down to, albeit almost, his shoulders. Though, it would make more sense to say his hair reaches to about his chin, because, well, it does. His hair is rather messy, with random points of it sticking out away from the rest of the hair on his head. Though his hair is red now, in his Ressureccion, each body has orange hair, and oddly enough, in Segunda he has white hair. Most consider his hair odd because of its length and color, however, compared to some others, it actually appears quite bland in comparison.
|Jacket/Coat|: Nagato has a long jacket that (from its collar) goes from above his chin, all the way down to his feet. It has a long zipper that goes all the way down to the bottom so it can be unzipped and removed easily, without any complicated, unneeded way to take it off. The jacket has notable red clouds with white outlines all over the jacket. There are about 10, and in seemingly random places on the jacket. The sleeves of the jacket go slightly past his hands, covering them up completely. The collar starts at the base of his neck, and goes up to about his mouth. It covers about half, though sometimes it look like all, of his mouth, his chin, and his neck. It is a very dark black, making him difficult to see at night.
|Under Shirt|: Underneath his long jacket, he has a shirt and a net-like shirt above that. The normal shirt he wears is all black and has short sleeves, as in, it doesnt even fully cover his upper-arms. It is pretty tight on him though. The net-like shirt is worn just above that. This shirt is also black, as well as being sleeveless (unlike his actual shirt). The net shirt is quite tight as well, being about as tight as the black t-shirt, though the net doesnt make it seem like it is like this. These two shirts help
Nagato keep his cool, as they allow for easy breathing, but arent so baggy as to allow cold air to get in and lower his overall body temperature.
|Body Language|: When
Nagato stands, he tends to stand up straight, as though he were in a military. He tries not to give anything away through his body language, and as such, is quite up-tight, even when sitting he tries to keep his body as straight as possible. He doesnt really talk with his hands either, and prefers to keep others' attention focused on his voice, his words, his
speech. When he walks, he appears to glide, though this may because of his long jacket, but it is also because of the way he walks around.
|Bone Appearance|: His bone fragments arent shown, they they might be on the back of his head, under his hair. This, however, is just speculation, and in no way has he actually shown his mask fragments.
|Hollow Hole|: Has never been shown, on his stomach most likely.
|Reitsu Colour|: Red
PASTHistory:Nagato was born over ten thousand years ago, long before most civilizations ever existed. As a matter of fact, he was born before the Neolithic Revolution occurred, meaning he was born to nomads and tribesman that roamed around searching for food. He was born into a particularly small family, a father, mother, and a sister. He didnt really have a name (actually, he doesnt remember what it is, so he says he never had a name as a human, but he may actually be mistaken). He wasnt named
Nagato until he became an arrancar, thousands of years ago.
All that is really known about
Nagato when he was alive is the fact that he grew up learning how to be a hunter for his group of fellow tribesman and nomads, learning the basics of bow-wielding, spear hunting, fishing, and all the other ways men hunted back then. To be honest, he doesnt remember if he was any good at it either, though this is mainly do to his age. He thinks his father was the leader of the group, thus making him the next in line to become the tribal leader, but hes not too sure about this either.
Nagato does however remember his death as clear as day, even to this day. He remembers one day he was out on a hunt with his father and some other tribesman, when he was attacked by people from another tribe. These people, however, were extremely barbaric, attacking a young man, even though he had done nothing wrong to them, and was just on a hunt. Apparently they thought he was a member of an enemy tribe that they had been fighting for years, but he wasnt. He was just a peaceful young kid.
A large, muscular man with face pain came screaming out of the bushes, rushing
Nagato with a ferocity he had never known. Before he could react however, another man came out behind him and captured him by grabbing his arms and legs. With a punch straight to the stomach,
Nagato began to feel sick and was in serious pain. In just a few seconds, he went from being a simple tribe member of a peaceful group of nomads, to being a simple tribe member of a peaceful group of nomads impaled by a spear. Not many people can say that happened to them when they were alive.
In a matter of seconds,
Nagato was dead. The last thing he saw before the monster known as Death came for him and took him away, was the insane face of a human that was reveling in
Nagato's very own blood, that was seeping out of his mouth, nose, and chest, where his stab wound was. Who knew humans could be such monsters? So incredibly insane? Well, this was something
Nagato was going to take with him for the rest of his life. or, life as a Hollow at least.
After what seemed like ages,
Nagato was finally able to open his eyes. Except he wasnt really opening them, was he? He was a ghost now. A spirit, a spirit that wanted revenge. Revenge more than anything. If he could, he would slaughter every single human he saw, making them feel the same exact pain he felt as he died, waiting for his family to come save him, for those insane bastards to stop laughing at his weak and dying body. Such shameful beasts they were, humans that is. And at this point, all he could comprehend was killing them. Killing them with absolutely no remorse whatsoever.
As he began to grow more and more revengeful, he realized he could get the people that killed him. He could find them and destroy their lives, rip them to shreds if he so wished. He decided to hunt them down and murder them in cold blood, ending their lives as viciously as they had his. After searching for a week or so, he ended up finding the location of the tribe that had this murderers in a small temporary encampment to the south of his won tribe.
After finding them, he waited until they were having a festival of sorts, celebrating their most recent hunt, as it ended up being quite successful. Once the entire group was in the center of the camp,
Nagato made his move. He was able to semi-materialize his hand, and was now able to grab a piece of wood. He then lit the end of the piece of wood on fire, and brought it to all the shelters on the outside rim,a s well as the trees. Everything around them was lit on fire, and they had no way to escape. All they could do was drop to the ground as they began to suffocate on the smoke, and burn alive from the fire. Which is exactly what they did.
This main event is what lead to
Nagato becoming a Hollow. His Chain of Fate began to erode at almost legendary speeds. As a matter of fact, his chain of fate had eroded faster than almost any other Spirit's Chain of Fate had ever eroded in history. In just minutes it had eroded almost 2 centimeters. In an hour, it was already half done. After a few hours, his Chain of Fate had eroded completely, and thus his transformation into a Hollow had begun. White light and magnificent energy had blazed all around his body, causing anyone in the vicinity to black out from the insane burst of spiritual energy within
Nagato's body. After the energy faded a few moments later,
Nagato had officially begun his life as a Hollow.
In this new form, all he could think of was
hunger. He just wanted to consume more and more and more and more souls, an endless thirst befitting of such a monstrous beast. He went around for months, years, even decades, consuming more and more souls. His thirst for souls was much greater than most Hollows, because by that time they were already at their Gillian stage, while he just grew stronger and stronger in his stage of Hollowhood. By the time he was at human soul number 1, 248, he began to taste the dullness of human souls that had previously not existed in his mind. Instead of human souls...he wanted......Hollows? Yes, he finally began to want to consume Hollows. He was far past the normal point that Hollows turn on each other, so he was much stronger than the others, which in turn allowed him to consume them even more and more easily than he normally would.
He tasted the first Hollow he had ever tasted just 2 days after his last human soul feast. And what a taste that was. It drove him wild, wanting more and more of it, even more so than the fresh taste of a humans soul. With this new hunger, he began hunting down other Hollows in a feverish rampage, consuming every single one he came across. He even ended up consuming a Gillian at some point, taking in hundreds of souls at once. This is actually what sparked his next transformation. In an even bigger mass of energy than what had surrounded him during his first Hollow transformation, he began to change. He grew gigantic, though he didnt know this. All he knew was he was now in a giant pool of other swimmers, all struggling to win the gold medal: Control. Each and every Hollow spirit wanted control over the body of this creature, though one in particular had a head start. Due to how strong he had become,
Nagato had little to no trouble beating out all the other competitors in this alpha-or-omega fight, and took control over his new body. Throughout all of this, all he wanted was more
food. And by food, I of course, mean more Hollows and souls to consume. Starting out earlier than most Gillians,
Nagato started attacking other Gillians, feasting on their bodies and energy and souls, doubling, no tripling, no
quadrupling the amount of Hollows that was in his body.
He slowly consumed most of the Gillian population on Earth, and even in Hueco Mundo, destroying the population of most Hollows. it turns out,
Nagato was a major reason for the lack of high-level hollows until the major outbreak occurred a few hundred years ago. As a matter of fact, he was actually one of the few remaining high-leveled Hollows until Ashlei ended up showing up. After such a monstrous feast of other Gillians,
Nagato went through yet another transformation. Light enveloped his body, though instead of getting bigger this time, he ended up shrinking down to a just a fraction of what he had been before. He was revealed to have become an Adjuchas, far superior to the others around him.
One day,
Nagato ended up hearing of a tale in which a Hollow had surpassed even the level known as Adjuchas. Somehow, they had gone past their fellow Hollows, and had obtained a new, previously unheard of, level of power that far outclassed even Adjuchas.
Nagato had found a new goal. He realized that every time he had evolved as a Hollow, it was because he had consumed a ridiculous amount of his Hollow brethren. This must mean he could become a Vasto Lorde if he consumed even more souls and Hollows. Which he did gladly.
He went around Hueco Mundo, just searching for random Hollows, and ate them. one after one, they all fell to his crazy goal and insatiable appetite. He was growing both powerful and infamous. He was known all across Hueco Mundo as a vicous monster who only cared about power, which to tell the truth, is what he essentially was. He was power hungry, and he was willing to do anything to get more power than he already had. So, he kept consuming Hollows for years to come, not slowing down, not faltering, but increasing his pace of Hollow consumption. In a single century, he had consumed over ten thousand other Hollows, which even during modern times is ridiculous, as most arrancar had only eaten a few thousand at best before they became an arrancar.
Eventually,
Nagato noticed the power increases from consuming Hollows begin to fade, though not entirely. He began to think he needed stronger prey, which lead him to searching out that single Hollow that had made it to the level of Vasto lorde. He ended up finding him in one of the far corners of Hueco Mundo, living peacefully alone, not consuming any Hollows anymore. Too bad
Nagato ended up disrupting his nice life by himself.
Nagato challenged the Vasto to a fight, to which he immediately replied with a big fat
"No" to the face. This angered
Nagato beyond any other hatred he had ever felt. The he remembered. he remembered everything that happened to himself in his life. His birth....his life......even his death. he even remembered when he slaughtered the humans that had killed him. And now he had a new goal: Destroy all humans. They were monsters that needed to be taught a lesson. However, the only way he would be able to achieve such a goal is through power. Power he would get from consuming this Vasto lorde. He attacked the Hollow, going for its head. Oddly enough, the battle was quite easily won by
Nagato. What he didnt know, was the Vasto Lorde had remembered everything that had happened to himself during his life, and wanted to die, as he was both ashamed and depressed.
With his newfound power, he began another transportation, one that would shake Hueco Mundo to its core. An absolutely insane amount of spiritual energy covered his entire body, swirling around him in a vicious hurricane of power and light. After a few short moments, his new form stepped out of the dust and smoke, showing off his power and new knowledge. With that Vasto lorde, he had gained the knowledge and memories of thousands of new souls, adding to his tremendous collection. He didnt end up eating or consuming any other Hollows after his transformation into a Vasto Lorde, simply because he knew it wouldnt push him past this level anymore. He was either at the peak of his power, or had reached a wall he had to climb over. He decided on the latter, as there was no way he was going to give up getting stronger.
Thousands of years past, and eventually he ended up meeting his first Shinigami. This was about 3500 years before the current time, and before a lot of organizations had come together. The first Shinigami he had ever met was a man that went by Genryuusai Yamamoto. He was pretty young, much younger than
Nagato at that time, and didnt really know what
Nagato was. He even admitted this to the Hollow, wondering how he had obtained such strength, when the strongest Hollows he had ever fought were only Adjuchas level. After a discussion between the two, Yamamoto decided such a powerful Hollow couldnt exist, because that could spell doom for Soul Society. So, they clashed. Due to Yamamotos yound age and lack of major battle experience and knowledge,
Nagato actually had the upper hand in this battle, outclassing the Shinigami in seemingly everything. This battle actually is what triggered
Nagato's transformation into an Arrancar, because something inside his head just gone off, telling him to pull off his mask, which is what he did. He began to be covered in energy, energy that even scared Yamamoto (this was a very young Yamamoto, which is key in this battle. an older one wouldnt have had so much trouble and certainly wouldnt be scared). After the smoke cleared,
Nagato appeared to be a completely new being, far above anything anybody could have ever fathomed. However, he also gained more self control and was a bit more relaxed as an Arrancar. So, he decided to leave that place and return to Hueco Mundo for now, which is what he did.
Nagato was recently approached by a mysterious man that offered him power and a leadership role in a large organization. After learning of the Org's goal,
Nagato gladly accepted.
The Death and The ReturnInfiltrating the Rinyūaru headquarters wasnt necessarily difficult for Zefonse Kaizme, and neither was making it all the way to
Nagato. Zefonse attacked
Nagato, and eventually appeared victorious, killing the man who once controlled an entire organization relatively easily. Zefonse then took over the Rinyūaru, with
Nagato never able to challenge him, as he was gone forever.....or was he?
Turns out
Nagato knew he was going to be attacked. He also knew who was going to do it. On the night Zefonse attacked,
Nagato created a seemingly perfect clone of himself to fill his shoes and die by the hand of the god of battle Zefonse.
Nagato actually left the Rinyūaru base before Zefonse even got there. He traveled across Asia, biding his time, waiting for the right moment to return. That time.....is now.
|Equipment|:- Spoiler:
Equipment- Item Name: Power Suppression Weights
- Item Type: Made for and by Nagato
- Used For:Suppressing Nagatos Power/Energy
- Item Description: These are small, black weights that wrap around Nagatos lower legs and forearms. They weigh about 50 tons, and suppress Nagatos powers down to lower than even a Gotei 13 Vice Captain. They bring his usually 0-2 power down to what he would be as a 3-1, which makes him seem and fight much, MUCH weaker than he normally would. He has a virtually unlimited supply of these, as he can make them quite easily. He wears one on each leg, and one on each arm.
- Obtained From: He created these himself as a way to hide is energy and power from others.
Hakuda/Zanjutsu Techniques:Fōsupāmu (lit. Force Palm フォースパーム): This is a very strong Hakuda technique utilized by
Nagato. It is a Hakudo strike that aims to knock the air out of someones lungs, as well as break bones, or cause mainly internal damage.
Nagato concentrates his Spiritual Energy into his lungs, and then when he strikes with either one or both of his palms, he breathes out, sending a small shock wave of spiritual energy out of his palms on contact. The spiritual energy goes directly through the persons body, and causes mainly internal damage as well as create large red palm prints on the area that was stricken.
Senpū Surasshu (lit. Whirlwind Slash 旋風スラッシュ):This is a Zanjutsu technique utilized by
Nagato, usually to take out multiple enemies or stop attacks.
Nagato wields all of his swords at once to begin this attack. He will then take a stance on one foot where he leans backwards, and then jump forward and begin spinning rapidly and striking with his blades rapidly and in quick succession. This technique is quite useful when being attacked from multiple directions, taking on multiple opponents at once, stopping an attack, and countering opponents.
Kagesai (lit. Shadow Star 蔭星): Gathering reiatsu in both hands,
Nagato will deliver 6 punches into their opponents chest. Each punch leaves a black imprint that when finished will link to make a 6 pointed star. With a final punch to the center, a small explosion will occur, sending the target flying quite a distance away.
Racial Abilities:- Spoiler:
Bala (虚弾 (バラ), bara; Spanish for "Bullet," Japanese for "Hollow Bullet") Bala is an Arrancar alternative to Cero. The technique hardens the user's Spiritual Pressure and fires it like a bullet at high speeds. Although it is weaker than a normal Cero, it moves about twenty times faster and can be fired at a much higher rate, but the damage is much the same. Stronger Arrancar can also fire a more powerful Bala, while retaining its twenty-fold speed. Nagatos Bala is above average in both power and speed for his level, which is saying something considering the others on his level and hhow strong their Bala are. His Bala is a vibrant red, and leaves a trail of red energy behind in its wake when it is shot, due to the amount of speed involved in firing one. Though it is weaker than a Cero, Nagatos Bala is still very powerful, able to one-shot buildings.
Cero (虚閃 (セロ), sero; Spanish for "Zero," Japanese for "Hollow Flash," "Doom Blast" in the Viz translation) are high-powered energy blasts that can be fired from various body parts, such as mouth, tongue, hand or fingers, or in some cases, from anywhere. Only Gillians, Adjuchas, Arrancar, and the Vizard have so far been shown to use Cero attacks, and it appears that stronger entities can use it more efficiently, with more power, speed, and even with a larger Cero in general. Various Arrancar and Hollow characters display variants of the technique, such as the Espada-exclusive Gran Rey Cero, the Cero Oscuras that Ulquiorra Cifer can use only in his released form, as well as the Cero Sincrético performed by Pesche Guatiche and Dondochakka Birstanne. Nagato 's Hollow Flash is a vibrant red, just like his Bala. He can shoot Ceros from any and all of his Zanpakutō blades. Though, when he doesnt use Cero from his blades, he forms it in front of his body, or behind, and doesnt need to move his body at all to charge and fire them. His Cero is extremely wide and tall, massive in its own right. It is also quite powerful, able to decimate buildings and even entire towns alike. It is also quite fast due to Nagatos level of power.
Gran Rey Cero (王虚の閃光 (グラン・レイ・セロ), guran rei sero; Spanish for "Grand King Zero", Japanese for "Royal Hollow Flash") is a Cero that only Espada are capable of using. It is performed by mixing an Espada's own blood with the Cero. The result is a Cero with a much greater attack power and speed as well as a change of color unique to the Espada. It is also many times more powerful than a normal Cero, capable of disturbing the fabric of space, it also seems to spin like a razor upon release as it compresses and decompresses due to the sheer speed and raw power. It is a drastically potent Cero, used only by the Espada themselves. Nagatos Gran Rey Cero is very powerful, and, oddly enough, is the same color as his Bala and normal Cero: an extremely vibrant red. Though, his Gran Rey is much, much brighter than that of his other Cero techniques. His Gran Rey creates a massive, orb-like explosion whenever it makes contact with a person or object.
Garganta (黒腔 (ガルガンタ), garuganta; Spanish for "Throat," Japanese for "Black Cavity") is how Arrancar and Menos-class Hollows move to and from Hueco Mundo. Kaname Tōsen, Kisuke Urahara and Mayuri Kurotsuchi have also demonstrated the ability to use the technique. It literally tears open the dimensional fabric separating the worlds, revealing a tunnel of whirling, torrential energy that must be focused and solidified to create a discernible pathway. Nagato can create large enough Garganta for even Gillian-class Menos to enter through. He can also create them quite quickly as well, being able to use them as fighting tools too, such as using it to dodge an attack, or forcing an enemy through a Garganta to a beneficial location for Nagato.
Hierro (鋼皮 (イエロ), iero; Spanish for "Iron," Japanese for "Steel Skin") refers to the hardened skin of the Arrancar, which is a result of their compressed spiritual power. While their skin is strong enough to block even released Zanpakutō bare-handed, it is by no means impenetrable. Stronger Arrancar generally have proportionally stronger skin than usual. Nagato has average Hierro for someone of his power, as he mainly focuses on pure speed instead of durability, though this does not mean he cant take hits like a champ. Due to his level of power, his Hierro may be average, but for most, it is still quite powerful. He has been known to catch an opponents Zanpakutō with either 2 fingers or his bare hand, taking it, and tossing it away.
Negación (反膜 (ネガシオン), negashion; Spanish for "Negation," Japanese for "Anti-Membrane") are energy fields are used to rescue fellow Hollows. Only the Gillian-class Menos have shown the ability to use it. Negación fields surround a target in a square beam of light that isolates the target from the dimension they are currently in, making it impossible to harm them. The field then pulls the target towards the Menos that created the field. Espada have a special cube-shaped device called Caja Negación (反膜の匪 (カハ・ネガシオン), kaha negashion; Spanish for "Negation Box," Japanese for "Anti-Membrane of Negation") meant to simulate Negación fields, which are used to punish their subordinates if necessary. The cube, when used on a subject, traps them in an alternate dimension from which there is no escape; however, this assumes it is being used as intended. More powerful Arrancar, namely the Espada themselves, can escape given enough time.
Pesquisa (探査回路 (ペスキサ), pesukisa; Spanish for "Inquiry," Japanese for "Probe Circuit") is the Arrancar equivalent of the Shinigami ability to sense Spiritual Pressure. It functions very similarly to sonar. Nagato can sense beings from quite far away, and is able to sense even miniscule amounts of Spiritual Power from a mile away. He doesnt have to make any extra form of movement to use Pesquisa, such as Nnoitra putting his finger on the ground. Instead, Nagato can constantly sense and use Pesquisa.
Resurrección (帰刃 (レスレクシオン), resurekushion; Spanish for "Resurrection," Japanese for "Returning Blade") Most Arrancar have the ability to seal their power within a Zanpakutō. Upon releasing their Zanpakutō, they gain all of their former unique Hollow abilities back, essentially 'resurrecting' their old selves. When using this ability, they essentially combine their human form and their Hollow form, incidentally increasing their power considerably. As another note, when an Arrancar uses his or her Resurrección, it heals all minor wounds. When Nagato uses his Ressureccion, his clothes also regenerate.
Sonído (響転 (ソニード), sonīdo; Spanish for "Sound," Japanese for "Sound Ceremony") is the Arrancar equivalent of the Shinigami Flash Steps and the Quincy Hirenkyaku; it allows the user to travel at incredibly high speeds for short distances. Use of Sonído is punctuated by a brief static sound, in contrast to the "swish" sound caused by Flash Steps. Nagatos main trait is his speed. As such, he is very gifted in the use of Sonido, not even making the standard noise of Sonido. Due to his base high speed, and his skill in Sonido, he is one of the fastest Arrancar "alive".
Special Techniques and AttributesDead Body Control: By inserting cloned versions of his Zanpakutō into a body,
Nagato can control said body from far away by manipulating his own energy and the remaining energy of the body. This doesn't really have practical direct combat use mainly because it takes serious surgery to safely implant the Zanpakutō clones into ones body, so this isn't an ability to be used in direct combat. Instead, it allows him to control the dead and use the body as a messenger of sorts (but can also use the person to fight. When he uses this ability to control a body, he cannot be in the same thread as a body he controls, as it takes a good amount of energy to control said body. He can also channel some of his own powers through the Zanpakutō clones, giving some of his abilities to the body currently under control. While it is possible to make the person stronger than when they were alive, they have to die first, making this a very tricky ability indeed. He can also reanimate the persons personality and memories, but they are under his control completely. The level of power of the person being controlled is (usually, unless
Nagato funnels his own energy into the person which could severely weaken himself) how strong they were when they died. Say
Nagato brought back Kimimaro Kaguya, who was 0-4 when he died. Kimimaro would be 0-4 after being brought back, and also allow him access to his own abilities. (This is really just a plot/event ability)
Rinnegan:This is the signature technique of
Nagato. This ability is constant, meaning is is always on, and the only way to turn it off is to gouge
Nagato's own eyes out. This so much isnt a technique or ability, as it is part of
Nagato himself.
Nagato can see through solid objects, as well as see Spiritual Energy in a pure form, meaning a human would be rather dim, and a powerful being like another arrancar would seem completely blue and glowing. This doesnt mean he cant tell what people and objects look like, its just he can also tell the exact amount of spiritual energy in a persons body. He can also distinguish peoples' exact species from one another. As in, if someone was even 10% demon,
Nagato would be able to sense it.
Nagato can also see through any darkness, even those that are abilities of enemies. This makes him seem like an all-knowing sage being.
Sharingan:This is the base state for
Nagato's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan form's eyes. After unlocking his EMS form, he gained access to his Sharingan eyes in his sealed state. His new eyes are red and black, and have a signature tomoe design on them. They allow
Nagato to not only sense the flow of spiritual energy throughout a persons body, but also contains the same characteristics of his Rinnegan and then some. It allows
Nagato to keep perfect track of those hes fighting, meaning he can see people even when they use special speed movement abilities such as Flash-Step and Sonido. He can keep track of multiple opponents at once like this, giving him an upper hand against speed-based opponents. Also, when direct contact is made with an opponent,
Nagato will gain the upperhand as the opponent will see doubles of
Nagato, making it difficult to sense whee is actual position is.
Banido: This is a an advanced form of Sonido. It is currently only available to
Nagato. What this ability does mainly, is it allows
Nagato to travel much much faster than Sonido ever could. He can travel so fast, that he appears to be warping places instead of just using Sonido to get there. Banido is roughly two times faster than Nagatos normal Sonido. Banido also completely gets rid of the sound its counterpart Sonido makes when used. As a matter of fact, it is so quiet, that it makes no sound whatsoever. This makes it seem even more like the user is just teleporting to places instantly with no down time. The secondary effect of Bannido is its own push and pull. Whenever
Nagato uses Banido, the area that he was once in begins to suck in everything around it (objects AND people), pulling them all into one area. The area
Nagato Banidos to pushes everything away from his position, sending things flying in all directions. This makes the ability quite tactical, as an effective offensive and defensive tool as well as its speed properties. The push and pull are of average strength, and get stronger as
Nagato goes faster. The max amount of weight it can move quickly is about 2000 pounds. Also, those that possess an energy level equal to or higher than
Nagato's are pretty much uneffected by the push and pull. The main downside to this ability is the difficult of controlling it. Though
Nagato is both a master in speed and Sonido, even someone of his level has trouble controlling Banido.
Cero Disk:Cero Disk is just as it says: a Cero in the shape of a disk. By generating a cero, compressing it, and then adding in more energy, and then throwing it at an opponent or target. It is the color of
Nagato's Spiritual Energy, and is about 4 feet in diameter. The Cero Disk has razor-sharp edges, and as such can slive through most objects when thrown, even able to cut attacks of higher power in half. It is quite strong as well, about 4 times as strong as an average cero. The main downside to the Cero Disk is the fact that when its thrown, it cannot be turned or homed after it is thrown, thus making it easier to miss than an attack that can home in on targets.
Extensive Spiritual Power: Nagato has always had an oddly high amount of spiritual power. He has been stated to have an ungodly Reitsu, that alone is usually enough to incapacitate weak enemies. Because of this, he can quite easily be classified as on par with some of the strongest Espada when it comes to Spiritual Power alone. Even when he first became a Hollow, his power was enough to rival even seated Gotei 13 members, as his level of strength was on par of a 7th seat before becoming a Gillian, which is almost impossible for normal Hollows. Even as a Gillian, his power was extraordinary, being unrivaled during his time. Due to the fact that he was one of the first Vasto Lorde-level Hollows, and has been an Arrancar than most others have existed, his Reittsu not only started out massive, but has had a long, long time to grow and become much larger in general. Currently, his Reitsu is high enough to control 6 extra bodies in his Ressureccion form with minimal difficulty, and even seem to give each body a huge amount of Spiritual Pressure.
Expert Sword User:Due to his Zanpakutos unique form,
Nagato has trained to learn how to wield them effectively. He has reached heights of sword wielding that dwarfs the skills used by even Captains. In the past, he was able to fight multiple captains at once without releasing, and was even stated to be holding back. His skill in sword techniques and styles is quite high, as well as an odd way of fighting. He can use all 5 blades at once, one in each hand, one in his left elbow, one in his knee, and one his his mouth, which is a very difficult sword style to master, though he has done this several times over. His main fighting style is rapid movements while also cutting up his enemy, such as using Sonido multiple times around his opponent, and each time slashing a blade at them. Due to his main fighting style, he strongly dislikes using Kendo when fighting. However, on rare occasions, he has been known to use his own special form of Kendo, though it is an odd form due to his short blades.
Hand-to-Hand Fighter:Though not his specialty, he has been known to be able to fight without any weapons quite effectively. While not exactly great at hand-to-hand fighting, he has still been able to hold his won on multiple occasions. His speedy punches coupled with his strength and reaction time is enough to take down most enemies, though against someone who purely focuses on Hakuda, he would have trouble, though not immensely over powered. When using Hakuda, he tends to fight like a boxer, always trying to pull off combos and uppercuts right when he is supposed to. He also balances his kicks and punches, meaning you might be getting punched one second, and sent flying away from a hard kick to your shoulder, the next minute.
Calmness in Battle:While fighting,
Nagato is eerily calm, even if there is chaos on the battlefield. As he is always after some sort of objective, one way or ther other, he refrains from doing anything that does not pertain to the task at hand. This means the only thing he focuses on is the objective, which if it happens to be "Eliminate the Target", the
ONLY thing he will focus on is ending your life. You better be prepared, or else his objective may just end up being completed. Also, if his mission is "Capture the Target", it is likely he will just ignore all those around him, except for the target needing capturing.
Pure Speed:Nagatos best, and most highly trained, battle trait is his pure, insane speed. This is what he is known for in his base body, though in his Ressureccion, this does not pertain to every Path he controls, as each one has its own way of fighting (or lack there of). His speed is so ridiculous, he has been mistaken to be using Sonido, when in fact he was just moving regularly. He actually has to put a cap on his speed when walking around, or else he may accidentally move too fast for the situation at hand. he can make many afterimages by moving as well, each afterimage appearing to be its own self. They dont "flicker" like normal afterimages either, and literally appear to be separate bodies and people. While his strength may not be as high or monstrous as his speed, by moving fast enough, he can generate enough force in his attacks to easily make up for this. Because of his speed, he tends to dodge attacks instead of trying to tank them.
Durability:Being as strong as high-ranking Espada,
Nagato also possesses a high amount of durability. He can take direct attacks to a point, and normal Ceros tend to only put scratches on him. He can also last quite awhile in battle, being able to take a relatively large amount of damage and still fight, though he is by no means a defense-based fighter. Also, this doesnt mean he can just shrug off powerful attacks such as Gran Rey Ceros, though he is more likely to dodge such a powerful attack instead of letting himself get attacked anyway.
Physical Strength:Nagato IS a high level Arrancar, so of course he is going to have quite a bit of physical strength behind his punches and kicks. He is quite strong, though by no means does he excel in strength. His punches and kicks, and other Hakuda techniques and attacks can do quite a bit of damage, though even at full force, someone of above average defense at his level can usually take the hits like a champ. Thus, his speed augments his strength. By hitting extremely quickly, or charging the enemy and landing a full-speed hit, he can cause quite a bit of damage, though this is not be confused with actual physical strength, as again, he is putting speed behind such attacks and hits.
Intelligence and Battle Strategy:Due to not only his age, but his natural intelligence as well,
Nagato is quite intelligent. He has read basically every book in the Los Noches library, gaining a large sum of knowledge from the books and encyclopedias. He has also read many war strategy books, such as Sun-Tzu's "The Art of War", gaining not only invaluable knowledge in combat, but also learning how to "use the pawns" (soldiers, expendable fighters, etc) when in war or combat period. Being as old as he is, he also has a large amount of experience in general, so he tends to be able to change his fighting style, or adapt new strategies mid-battle. He also possesses knowledge on most Shinigami, Demons, Visoreds, Iramasha, etc, as he has done extensive research on every single species to date. Because of this, he is rarely surprised by abilities represented to him. This doesnt mean he automatically knows about someones abilities, it just means he is not surprised by ones he has never seen.
Also, because of his knowledge and intelligence, he is able to understand other peoples abilities quite quickly, and is able to think up ways to counter said ability. If an opponent uses an ability even just a few times, he can usually determine the type, range, and uses of the ability, and then countering it with one of his own abilities.
(Shinra Tensei being used by
Nagato to stop arrows)
Shinra Tensei
(lit. Heavenly Subjugation of the Omnipresent God; ALmighty Push)Shinra Tensei is the ability to manipulate gravity at the user's will to repulse matter away. Depending on the amount of force the user puts in this technique, it can easily shatter wood, bones, metal, or stone walls. By using this technique as a defensive measure, almost all attacks directed to the user will be deflected, no matter the size, power or mass (its to be noted that the larger the attack, the more resistance they can put up, but in the end it doesnt matter). It can also be used to repel flames caught on the user's body. The only downside to this technique is that there is a short period when it is unusable after being used. The minimal time period is about five seconds, but it varies depending on the amount of power put into the attack. Even if
Nagato's energy is removed, or energy-use is removed from combat,
Nagato still has access to this ability since it doesnt technically use any energy nor is it technically gravity-based, so cancelling gravity powers doesnt work either. While in Ressureccion, the Deva Path uses this ability.
(The Deva Path using Bansho Ten'in while the Asura Path stands next to him)
Banshō Ten'in
(lit. Heavenly Attraction of All of Creation; Universal Pull)Banshō Ten'in is a technique similar to Shinra Tensei in that it manipulates gravity at the users will. However instead of pushing objects away, it draws them towards the user. It has the same five second limit as the Shinra Tensei. It is possible to attract multiple targets at once, causing them to collide with each other. Also, like Shinra Tensei, it is possible to dig ones self into the ground by either focuses their Reitsu into the ground, or adding weight/mass to their body. Even if
Nagato's energy is removed, or energy-use is removed from combat,
Nagato still has access to this ability since it doesnt technically use any energy nor is it technically gravity-based, so cancelling gravity powers doesnt work either. While in Ressureccion, the Deva Path uses this ability.
SKILLSGeneral Skills
- Durability: Advanced
- General Speed: Master
- Strength: Advanced
- Weapon Skill: Advanced
Racial Skills
- Perquisa: Advanced
- Sonido: Grandmaster
- Cero/Bala: Master
- Hierro: Master
Will Skills
- Willpower/Determination: Master
- Mental Deduction: Advanced
- Pain Endurance: Master
- Focus: Advanced